The company said that the service on new route was launched in order to meet growing demand of the population and guests of the republic for railway passenger transport, create comfortable travel conditions, service of passengers and develop tourism.

The train will depart Tashkent at 08:00 and arrive in Bukhara at 11:47. The train will leave Bukhara at 15:21 and arrive in Tashkent at 19:10. The trains will run on new route every day.

High-speed railway communication was organized in line with the presidential resolution from 26 March 2016.

Within the project Uzbekistan Temir Yollari electrified the railway area Samarqand-Bukhara. The project’s cost is about US$400 million. The project was implemented within 16 months.

The length of the road in this direction is 259km. The metal fences were installed along the 500 km high-speed road to ensure safety.

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high speed trains will run on route Tashkent-Bukhara. This will help to cut travel time twice. The train will spend 3 hours and 20 minutes to run 600 km road from Tashkent to Bukhara. Earlier, the passengers spent 7-8 hours to travel from capital to Bukhara or vice-versa.

The company said that new station was constructed in Kattaqurgon city, which meets all modern requirements. Its capacity is 100 passengers an hour.

Uzbekistan Temir Yollari also reconstructed Bukhara station, which now can provide services to 100 passengers an hour.

All conditions were created in the station for passengers. The station was equipped with modern equipment and has waiting hall, Mother and Child room, Healthcare Room, Ticket Sales Offices, etc.

It is worth to mention that total length of high-speed railway communication reached 700 km after completion of this project.